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Chapter 2: Safety

Safety

A. Read the idioms and their meanings:

  1. Play it safe=avoid risk

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2. Better safe than sorry=be careful to avoid problems later

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3. In safe hands=in care of someone responsible

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B. Find the idioms in the paragraph:

A close friend of mine who was an expat in Indonesia was diagnosed with a serious disease. She started her treatment there, but the language barrier and lack of medical technology started worrying us. We reminded her to be safe than sorry, so she decided to move back to her home country to play it safe. She thought she would be in safe hands in her country with her family. 

 

C. Let’s watch a cool video about these idioms and more:

 

D. Match the idioms with their meanings:

Expression 

Synonym 

1.Play it safe 

a. Err on the side of caution

2.Better safe than sorry 

b. Under good care

3.In safe hands 

c. Look before you leap

 

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F. Write your own sentences using these idioms.

1.Play it safe 

2.Better safe than sorry 

3.In safe hands 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers: D. 1. A 2. C 3. B

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